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cordon off |
stop people from entering an area by putting something such as a rope around it |
Why have they cordoned off the city centre? |
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Creep up on |
move towards someone quietly and slowly, especially because you want to surprise them |
I watched a 🐈 as it crept up on a 🐦. |
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Fall behind |
1) move more slowly than other people so that you're behind them 2) make less progress or be less successful than other people who are doing a similar job or activity |
1) I got tired on the walk and gradually fell behind the rest. 2) I was off school for two months with my illness and I fell behind the others. |
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Go astray |
become lost or go to the wrong place |
We went astray but soon found our way again. |
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Head off |
1) prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them 2) prevent something from taking place |
1) One police officer chased the robber while the other went to head him off. 2) The UN has sent emergency aid into the area to head off a catastrophe. |
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Hold back |
stop someone/something from moving forwards |
The police held back the crowd. |
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Move in (with) |
start living in a different flat or house (with sb) |
When he got divorced, John moved in with me. |
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Move on |
1) leave one place and travel to another 2) stop discussing/doing something and start discussing/doing something different |
1) My job means that I tend to stay in one city for a year or two and then move on. 2) I think we should move on, or we'll never finish the meeting on time. |
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Move out |
permanently leave the house/flat where you live or the place where you have your business |
I hear you've finally moved out of your parents' place. |
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Move over |
change your position in order to make space for someone/something |
The woman moved over so that I could sit on the bench. |
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Pull over |
stop by the side of the road in a car or other vehicle |
Could you just pull over for a second? |
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Slip away |
leave secretly |
After an hour at the party, I managed to slip away without anyone noticing. |
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Step aside |
1) move so that somebody can pass you 2) leave a job so that somebody else can take over |
1) We stepped aside to let someone in a wheelchair through. 2) The chairman stepped aside to allow a younger person to take over. |
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Stop off |
visit somewhere before continuing to another place |
We can stop off at the bakery on the way to school. |
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Tip up |
1) (of an object) have one end move upwards, especially because something heavy has been put at the other end 2) turn a container upside down so that the things inside it come out |
1) The bench began to tip up when I sat on it. 2) I tipped the box up and emptied everything onto the table. |
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Walk out |
1) leave a meeting, performance, etc before the end, usually because you're angry or bored 2) suddenly leave a relationship, your family, your job, etc |
1) I walked out halfway through the film. 2) You can't just walk out like this! |